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Chua, Joey – Research in Dance Education, 2017
This ethnographic case story aims to illuminate the instructional practices and decisions of an exemplary ballet teacher, Minna Stenvall at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School. Minna is considered to be exemplary in her field because she received the Best Ballet Pedagogue Award in 2014. Spurred on by the literature on the significant role…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Löytönen, Teija – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: The tradition of dance art in Finland is characterized by values such as individuality and uniqueness, and the professional practice is structured by competition and different kinds of hierarchies, which may also add color to the culture of dance teaching. One of the most noticeable elements within the dance education community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Cooperative Learning, Critical Incidents Method
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Chua, Joey – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
This multiple case study aims to answer the main research question, "How well are exceptionally talented Finnish and Singaporean dance students supported by significant individuals at different phases of the students' development?" The exceptionally talented students aged 16 to 22 were enrolled in their national dance institutions--the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Dance Education, Academically Gifted
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Westerlund, Heidi; Partti, Heidi; Karlsen, Sidsel – Research Studies in Music Education, 2015
This qualitative instrumental case study explores Finnish student music teachers' experiences of teaching and learning as participants in an intercultural project in Cambodia. The Multicultural Music University project aimed at increasing master's level music education students' intercultural competencies by providing experiences of teaching and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Music Teachers